Hamilton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Jackson, on a change of venue from Victoria County. Tried below before Hon. Wells Thompson. Appeal from a conviction for rape; penalty, twenty-five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. This is a second appeal in this case, and the material facts will be found in the report on the former appeal, Hamilton v. State, 36 Texas Criminal Reports, 372.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of rape, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of twenty-five years; hence this appeal.
The record is in a remarkable condition. We have a bill of exceptions regarding the change of venue from Victoria to Jackson County. The indictment shows that it was presented in Victoria County. The record shows that it was tried in Jackson County. But we have none of the proceedings and no order of the court making the change of venue. No point, however, is made on this phase of the case.
A bill of exceptions shows that on the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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